DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 

		Dec Qtr 2009	Sep Qtr 2010	Dec Qtr 2010
TREND ESTIMATES		'000	'000	'000
Number Slaughtered(a)
	Cattle (excl.calves)	1 832	1 890	1 888
	Calves	235	195	172
	Sheep	1 978	1 493	1 496
	Lambs	4 868	4 702	4 690
	Pigs	1 140	1 163	1 171
	Chickens	114 599	135 592	137 902
(a) A new methodology and revised definitions have been adopted for producing estimates of livestock slaughtering and meat production. For further details refer to the Explanatory Notes.

 

		Dec Qtr 2009	Sep Qtr 2010	Dec Qtr 2010
		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes
Meat produced(a)
	Beef	504 227	528 010	531 554
	Veal	13 483	11 434	10 166
	Mutton	43 131	34 191	34 268
	Lamb	102 799	101 110	100 797
	Pig meat	82 389	85 528	86 109
	Chicken meat	204 585	244 851	250 132
Wool receivals		87 229	87 355	89 963
(a) A new methodology and revised definitions have been adopted for producing estimates of livestock slaughtering and meat production. For further details refer to the Explanatory Notes.

 

	Sep Qtr 2009	Jun Qtr 2010	Sep Qtr 2010
	ML	ML	ML
Whole milk intake by factories	2 244	2 304	2 326

 

 

 
 
DECEMBER KEY POINTS

• In the December quarter 2010, calf slaughterings fell 12%.
• Pig meat production increased 1% to 86 thousand tonnes in the December quarter 2010.
• Wool receivals rose 3% in the December 2010 quarter, to 90 thousand tonnes.
• The estimate for live sheep exports in the December quarter 2010 rose 2%.
• Chicken meat production rose by 2% in the December 2010 quarter, to 250 thousand tonnes.

 
 
NOTES
 
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
 

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
March 2011	26 May 2011

 
INTRODUCTION
 
This publication presents statistics on livestock slaughterings (including chickens), meat production, whole milk intake by factories, market milk sales by factories, receivals of taxable wool by brokers and dealers, exports of live sheep and cattle and exports of fresh, chilled, frozen and processed meat. It also includes seasonally adjusted and trend estimates of slaughtering, meat production, whole milk intake and wool receivals. More detailed information can be obtained by contacting the Australian Bureau of Statistics or by referring to the monthly publication Livestock and Meat, Australia (cat. no. 7218.0.55.001).
 
 
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
 
A coverage exercise has been undertaken to review the quality of the sampling frame for the Poultry and Game Birds Collection. Although the updated Poultry estimates will be reflective of the improved sampling frame, the frame updates have had a negligible impact on the associated time series.
 
As a result of a quality review of the Livestock collection, a new methodology and revised definitions have been adopted for producing estimates of livestock slaughtering and meat production. For further details refer to the Explanatory Notes.
 
 
CHANGES TO FORTHCOMING ISSUES
 
Flooding in Queensland began in late December 2010. It is expected that the initial impact of this and floods in other states will be reflected in the March quarter 2011 issue of this publication.
 
The Livestock and Meat Survey collections for the December quarter 2010 were not affected by the floods.
 
Further information, including details of associated impacts on time series, will be provided in the March quarter 2011 issue of Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).
 
 
INQUIRIES
 
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.